83 FR 40519 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Data Collection Materials for the Annual Performance Reporting of the Administration for Community Living's American Indian, Alaskan Natives and Native Hawaiian Programs

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 158 (August 15, 2018)

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed collection of information listed above. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish a notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the Revision of a Currently Approved Collection (ICR Rev) and solicits comments on the information collection requirements related to the annual Program Performance Report (PPR) for the American Indian, Alaskan Natives and Native Hawaiian Programs under Title VI of the Older Americans Act.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40519-40520]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17576]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living

[OMB# 0985-0059]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Data Collection Materials for the Annual Performance 
Reporting of the Administration for Community Living's American Indian, 
Alaskan Natives and Native Hawaiian Programs

AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing an 
opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed collection of 
information listed above. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish a notice in the 
Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, 
including each proposed extension of an existing collection of 
information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the 
notice.
    This notice solicits comments on the Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection (ICR Rev) and solicits comments on the information 
collection requirements related to the annual Program Performance 
Report (PPR) for the American Indian, Alaskan Natives and Native 
Hawaiian Programs under Title VI of the Older Americans Act.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted 
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by October 15, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information 
to: Kristen Hudgins at [email protected]. Submit written 
comments on the collection of information to Administration for 
Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, Attention: Kristen Hudgins.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Hudgins, Social Science 
Analyst, Administration for Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, 
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795-7732 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal 
agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. 
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that members of 
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a 
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) 
requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal 
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including 
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, 
before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with 
this requirement, ACL is publishing a notice of the proposed collection 
of information set forth in this document. With respect to the 
following collection of information, ACL invites comments on our burden 
estimates or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including:
    (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of ACL's functions, including whether the 
information will have practical utility;
    (2) The accuracy of ACL's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used to determine burden estimates;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques when appropriate, and other forms of information technology.
    The data collection materials for the annual performance data for 
the Administration for Community Living's American Indian, Alaskan 
Natives and Native Hawaiian Programs (OAA Title VI) is a revision of a 
currently approved annual program performance data collection (OMB# 
0985-0059). These data collection materials have been updated to better 
align with comparable data collected for ACL's other nutritional, 
supportive, and caregiving grants. Proposed changes include adding data 
components and updating others for more accurate reporting of persons 
served and activities provided through the Title VI-funded programs. 
The revised data collection will provide data necessary to determine 
the effectiveness of the program. Some examples of these changes are 
updating definitions in Title VI to be more in line with Title III, 
asking for unduplicated numbers of people served for different services 
and the number of hours spent providing said services. Additionally, 
the caregiver portion of the PPR has been updated to collect more 
information around types of caregivers served and unduplicated numbers 
of caregivers. Another element added has to do with information on 
expenditures. This data collection will also support ACL in tracking 
performance outcomes and efficiency measures with respect to the annual 
and long-term performance targets established in compliance with the 
Government Performance Results Modernization Act (GPRAMA).
    The proposed data collection tools may be found on the ACL website 
for review at https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input.
    Estimated Program Burden: Title VI funding is broken into three 
categories. Parts A and B are for nutritional and supportive 
programming, and ask for the same information. Part A is for American 
Indian and Alaska Native grantees, and Part B is for Native Hawaiian 
grantees. Part C is for caregiver programming. All Part C grantees must 
have Part A/B funding; but not all Part A/B grantees will have Part C 
programs. Therefore, there are 270 unique respondents, but only 237 
will have to complete all portions of the PPR. ACL believes that the 
increase in burden hours is justified by the improved quality of the 
data and will ultimately improve the services provided to Native 
Elders.

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                                                     Number of     Responses per     Hours per     Annual burden
       Respondent/data collection activity          respondents     respondent       response          hours
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PPR Part A/B....................................             270               1            1.83           494.1
PPR Part C......................................             237               1            1.66           393.4
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    Total:......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           887.5
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    Dated: August 8, 2018.
Mary Lazare,
Principal Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2018-17576 Filed 8-14-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4154-01-P